Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450-1516) was an influential Dutch painter, known for his illustrations of religious tales and ideas. Through his artworks, we can see how…
A.S. Minor is a Spoken word poet, TedX speaker, United States Army veteran and a mental health advocate. His piece “It’s Not That Simple” attempts…
A myth in popular culture: Mental illness leads to creativity. The idea is bolstered by successful movies like Total Recall, Minority Report, and Blade Runner,…
In her series “All Mad Here”, Toronto artist Sarah Y. Varnam depicts mental health through an abstract lens. Her piece Social Phobia examines the unique,…
Rachel Blake’s poem is a stance against the stigma, discrimination, and fear that surrounds mental illness. Rachel herself has had a mental condition for as…
Jerron Herman was diagnosed with hemiplegia cerebral palsy at an early age. This condition caused the muscles on his left side of the body to…
You may be surprised to learn that the practice of Mindfulness Meditation, although quite simplistic in it’s approach, can be a highly effective tool for…
Struggling with severe mental-health issues for years, Eleanor kept her problems secret for fear of people’s reactions. In her spoken word poem, “Broken Isn’t Beautiful,”…
Cartoonist Allie Brosh describes her fight with depression using painful and raw, yet comical, realism in her blogs. A blog titled Adventures in Depression uses…
This short by The School of Life discusses the dangers that come with a challenging childhood, among them, triggering of anxiety, self-hatred, and shame. While…
Brené Brown, author of three New York Times bestsellers, The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, and Rising Strong, speaks at TEDx: Houston in one of the…
This powerful video emphasizes the invisibility of mental illness. In fact, one in four people globally suffers from a mental-health or neurological problem in their…
On August 18, 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Flibanserin, a drug that treats low sexual desire in women. With the medication’s…
In this powerful TED Talk, mental-health advocate Vikram Patel discusses the prevalence of mental illness and the lack of psychological support for affected individuals, especially…
“I Wanna Get Better”, performed by The Bleachers, is a song about singer Jack Antonoff’s personal experiences with grief, depression, and renewal. Through lyrics like, “I…
People struggling with mental illness are often told to “get over it”. In this cartoon, Dima Dupéré rejects this misconception and sheds light on how…
A friend of mine, Sigourney (name changed), once told me she would never see a therapist who wouldn’t hug her. Adamant that non-sexual touch in…
After two tours of duty in Iraq, Sergeant Eric James of the United States Army returned home to Colorado where he began experiencing symptoms of…
In this cartoon, Dima Dupéré depicts the many faces of trauma. From her experience working in the mental-health field, she has found that trauma has…
As a counselor, social worker, or therapist, how do you begin conversations with your clients? What are the best ways to break the ice and…
